It's been about five years and that's causing a problem too.
2006-10-21 13:51:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
You can search for and find United States obituaries for free at http://www.obitsarchive.com. Not all newspapers are covered, however.
If you find the obituary and want to read the obituary on this site, it'll cost $2.95, but if that's too much to pay, you will at least have the name of the newspaper and the date of the obituary. With that information, it'll be easier for you to find the obituary at a library where you may be able to view the obituary on microfilm for free.
2006-10-21 14:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by Steven Jay 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you know where he died? Search on the internet for the town; in the search results will be the newspapers for that town; go to the newspaper's web page, click on obituaries, and then search the archives. Most papers have archives that far back. If they don't you might call the paper and find out if they have a 'morgue' (that's not a pun, that's what papers call it) of back issues. If you have to do that, a solid date is going to be a real help, and it may cost you a photocopy price, but shouldn't be much. Good luck.
2006-10-21 13:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know the city or town he died in, the local newspaper will have the obituary in the paper (usually 1-2 days after he died). If the newspaper does not go back that far, the local library usually keeps copies of newspapers (on tape) for a number of years.
2006-10-21 14:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by dustycat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he died in the city where the two of you lived, the Public Library will have a copy of the newspaper with the obituary notice. I think they keep newspapers longer than 5 years.
If you know the name of the newspaper call them, they can probably get a copy for your.
2006-10-21 14:38:30 · answer #4 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple, Contact the funeral home that handled his burial or cremation..they are the ones that submit it to the papers.
You can also check the library for the date of his death try up to 5 days later under the obits..they will print it out for you at a very nominal fee.
2006-10-21 15:22:15 · answer #5 · answered by kat k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how long ago he passed away. Do you know what paper it was printed in? If so, give them a call, and ask them to go into their archives....and they would most likely be able to accomodate you. There might be a slight charge, not much though.
2006-10-21 13:57:51 · answer #6 · answered by LARGE MARGE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try calling the local newspaper in the city where he lived. If you know the name of the funeral home that took care of his services, you can check if they have a website that logs the obits (online condolences) or you can call them and they can get it for you. (Be nice... it helps)
2006-10-21 14:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by Caroline N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, try searching for the free trial on
2006-10-21 16:40:20 · answer #8 · answered by sandy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try checking out the local press. see if they keep any of that stuff. or maybe the genealogy department in the library.
2006-10-21 14:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this link:
http://www.legacy.com
it would depend on how long ago he passed away as to if it would cost anything or not.
2006-10-21 14:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by keykay812 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋